Stoke St Gregory History Pages
'Lantern Slides' From The 1930s
The late David House, of Dykes Farm, was given a set of 'lantern slides' taken in the 1930s. The several hundred photos cover a large area of Somerset and into Devon, and David gave them to the Somerset Archives. Here are some of the local ones:
The Stocks in the Churchyard (before restoration).
Mr French with his two children and Clement Keeley
The Stocks After Restoration
Looking Across to Lynne & Ernie's Wall From Outside The School In Willey Road
Crossways Farm
Arthur Miller willow stripping with a hand brake, with his sons Cyril and Ken, Curload
Mr and Mrs Hembrow [neighbours of the Millers] white willow stripping, Curload
River Tone, Before The Widening, Looking Downstream From Hook Bridge
River Tone from Turkey with railway line crossing the river and Curry Moor old steam pump in the background [now demolished]
Women and children in a boat with Elsie Hector at rear, during a flood at Athelny
A large lump of wood on three legs, pictured at the King Alfred Pub. Fondly know as King Alfred's Table, or even King Arthur's table
King Alfred's Monument on Athelney Farm. It was erected to commemorate Alfred's occupation in 878. It stands on the site of the former monastery at Athelney which was established 893
Confluence of the Tone with the Parrett. Path on the left is the original route from Stanmoor Bridge to Burrowbridge
The unfinished restoration of the church on Burrow Mump
Toll gate, with the King Alfred Inn in background, Burrowbridge
Woman stripping two year old willow that will be used for chair legs
Slough Farmhouse, formerly Slough Court, built in the late medieval period as a fortified manor house
Two men hurdle-making [splitting two year old willow and weaving into hurdles]
West Sedgemoor main drain, showing flat bottomed boat used to get bundles of withies off the moor
School and school house
The Hanging Chapel. Langport
Burton Pynsent Monument
Engraving labelled 'King Alfred being abused by the neat-herd's wife'